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2 Chronicles 10:8
8But he forsook the advice of the old men which they had given him, and consulted with the young men, who had grown up with him, that stood before him.
2 Chronicles 10:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.
- New International Version (NIV)But Rehoboam rejected the advice the elders gave him and consulted the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But he abandoned the counsel that the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him and stood before him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But he rejected the advice which the elders had given him, and consulted the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.
Context of 2 Chronicles 10:8
6And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, How do ye advise to return answer to this people? 7And they spoke to him saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever. But he forsook the advice of the old men which they had given him, and consulted with the young men, who had grown up with him, that stood before him. 9And he said to them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me saying, Lighten the yoke which thy father put upon us? 10And the young men that had grown up with him spoke to him saying, Thus shalt thou say to the people who have spoken to thee saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, and lighten thou it for us, — thus shalt thou say to them: My little [finger] is thicker than my father's loins;
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וַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛ב אֶת־עֲצַ֥ת הַזְּקֵנִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר יְעָצֻ֑הוּ וַיִּוָּעַ֗ץ אֶת־הַיְלָדִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר גָּדְל֣וּ אִתּ֔וֹ הָעֹמְדִ֖ים לְפָנָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 10:8
- 2 Chronicles 25:15And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent to him a prophet, who said to him, Why dost thou seek after the gods of a people who have not delivered their own people out of thy hand?
- 2 Samuel 17:14And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. And Jehovah had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, in order that Jehovah might bring evil upon Absalom.
- Proverbs 1:25and ye have rejected all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
- Proverbs 9:9Impart to a wise [man], and he will become yet wiser; teach a righteous [man], and he will increase learning.
- Proverbs 19:20Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
- Proverbs 25:12An ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, is a wise reprover upon an attentive ear.
- Ecclesiastes 10:2The heart of a wise [man] is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 10:8
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-11Verses 1-11 The narrative of Kings (marginal reference) is repeated with only slight verbal differences.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign (2 Chronicles 12:13), so the young men who grew up with him were not beginners. They might have been royal princes, sons of Solomon’s other wives. It was natural for them to have a role in Rehoboam’s government, as shown by his promotion of his son Abijah (2 Chronicles 11:22). Calling these princes "young" might have been a comment on the value of their advice, because people did not consider the…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-152Ch 10:1-15. Rehoboam Refusing the Old Men's Good Counsel. 1. Rehoboam went to Shechem--(See on 1Ki 12:1). This chapter is, with a few verbal alterations, the same as in 1Ki 12:1-19.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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